By Kirby Warner The W.D. Benson House is one of Lubbock’s oldest structures, but it still has life as the Hope House, used by the organization Family Promise of Lubbock. According to the Lubbock Heritage Society website, the W.D. Benson House was originally built in 1909 for lawyer W.D. Benson and his family. It was […]
Tomi Lahren’s Comments Spark Conversation On Conservative Thought
April 4, 2017 by
By Shane Longoria Following her public change of stance about abortion, Tomi Lahren has been permanently terminated from the popular conservative network The Blaze, leading to a debate about the tenets of conservative ideology. After Lahren’s appearance on “The View,” during which she said her belief in limited government includes her views on the issue of abortion […]
Garth Brooks: Flood of Tickets Foils Flipping Plans
March 30, 2017 by
By Caroline Huey Garth Brooks kicks off his five-concert stand in Lubbock Thursday night and fans are still searching for tickets. Luckily for them, it is a buyer’s market. A quick perusal of StubHub shows that tickets can be purchased for as little as $9.18 for the Thursday show. To put that price in perspective, according […]
Fire and Brimstone, Not Fireball and Weed: Brother Jed Returns to Texas Tech
March 29, 2017 by
By Haylee Uptergrove There is a certain ruckus to be heard in the Free Speech Area this week. Anyone walking by the Student Union Building Tuesday afternoon could hear the combative voices of students clashing with the older, more measured tones of a few choice visitors who visit campus once a year. “God does love […]
Let’s Taco ‘Bout Breakfast: What Texas Tech is Missing
March 1, 2017 by
By Haylee Uptergrove I remember my first breakfast taco with the same fondness one often feels when recalling a first love — with a warm, fuzzy contentedness accompanied by a satisfied smile. I was 13 years old, in the throws of adolescence, navigating the terrifying world known as junior high school. I was just a […]
Financial Unpreparedness May Cost Students Later
February 24, 2017 by
By Katie Main Students work countless hours to gain enough knowledge to earn a degree of their choosing. However, most students are graduating without the fundamental knowledge needed to make basic financial decisions. In addition to working toward a master’s degree in Mass Communications, Ashley Ryan is in the process of planning a wedding and purchasing […]
Muslim Imam: ‘We Feel That We Are American’
February 16, 2017 by
By Mary Onishi “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon was blasting through my car’s speakers when I pulled up to the Islamic Center of the South Plains, one of two mosques in Lubbock. I walked into the quiet entrance of the mosque where I was asked to slip off my Chuck Taylors and leave […]
Travel Restrictions Bring Stress, Fear for Students
February 16, 2017 by
By Nathan Lawson Since President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 27 banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, immigrants in the Texas Tech community have voiced their feelings. According to a fact sheet issued by the Department of Homeland Security, the seven countries being denied entry to the United States are Iraq, Syria, Sudan, […]
Activism in 2017: Tweeting the Movement
February 16, 2017 by
By Shane Longoria Since the election of President Donald Trump, protestors across the country – including Lubbock – have taken to the streets to voice their opposition of his administration’s ideas and policies. Lubbock citizens gathered twice in January to join a recent wave of political demonstrations. On Jan. 21, citizens showed their support for the […]
Tattoo Expo: Getting Poked Pretty in The Hub City
February 7, 2017 by
By Leah Doherty Last weekend, tattoo artists and vendors from around the country came to the third annual Lubbock Tattoo Expo. At the convention, visitors could get tattoos, piercings or purchase merchandise. Josh “Eon” Johnson of Mr. Tank’s Tattoos said he spends his time traveling to conventions and working at his shop in Denver, Colorado. In order to […]
